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Largest World's Islands on the World Map

Name the 26 world largest islands highlighted on the map.
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First submittedOctober 11, 2016
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Island
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Greenland
2
New Guinea
3
Borneo
4
Madagascar
5
Baffin Island
6
Sumatra
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Island
7
Honshu
8
Victoria Island
9
Great Britain
10
Ellesmere Island
11
Sulawesi
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Island
12
South Island
13
Java
14
North Island
15
Luzon
16
Newfoundland
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Island
17
Cuba
18
Iceland
19
Mindanao
20
Ireland
21
Hokkaido
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Island
22
Hispaniola
23
Sakhalin
24
Banks Island
25
Sri Lanka
26
Tasmania
Walacama
+3
Level 79
Oct 11, 2016
Nice quiz!
scambigol
+3
Level 75
Oct 11, 2016
Great, I was hoping to see this one soon!
KoljiVriVoda
+1
Level 75
Oct 11, 2016
Thanks :)
NigelS
+3
Level 93
Oct 11, 2016
Excellent quiz!
Quizzer6794
+56
Level 64
Oct 14, 2016
Wow, didn't realise Australia was so small as to not make the list... must be the Mercator
alburquirky
+15
Level 57
Oct 14, 2016
I was under the impression that we all agree Australia is not an island.
Matthew07
+19
Level 45
Mar 15, 2017
If by "everyone" you mean 50-50, then sure.
Maladroit
+41
Level 52
Apr 15, 2017
Behold, the common Sarcasmus misunderstandus, found everywhere on the internet.
Regtheledge1000
+14
Level 30
Feb 23, 2020
Australia is an island, it is part of the the continent Oceania. Russia, Canada, China, USA, and Brazil aren’t continents and they’re larger than Australia so Australia isn’t one either
johnappleseed
+10
Level 49
May 15, 2020
Regtheledge its defined as a continental landmass
DanevD
+9
Level 50
Aug 26, 2021
Australia is not a continent. It's a country inside the continent of Oceania, which hosts 13 other countries. The definition of 'island' is a landmass completely surrounded by ocean, so extremely technically speaking America and Afro-Eurasia are both islands. However in these types of situations it's natural to assume those won't be included. However, since Australia is not a continent, I don't see why it shouldn't be included here.
Dollyfroggy
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Level 56
Dec 21, 2021
Australia isn't a continent, but it is the continental landmass for Oceania. Islands are defined as a body of land that is not a continental landmass, and Australia doesn't find that description.
MiecraftMan
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Level 59
Mar 11, 2022
Australia is a continent. Oceania is a region. Palau, Nauru etc. etc aren’t in a continent. A continent is a landmass, so technically Japan and UK aren’t in a continent either.
AussieGeography
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Level 45
Sep 2, 2022
Australia and Antarctica are both smaller than Russia, so does that make them both islands?
Dollyfroggy
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Level 56
Sep 26, 2022
@AussieGeography: no... read above. The definition for islands is not related to size at all.

@MiecraftMan: what? You can go to the respective quizzes for the continents and they will include island countries. Islands are part of continents. This is definitely the standard on JetPunk and I think it is universally as well. Australia vs Oceania is a dispute about the name of the continent to my belief, not what the continent encompasses.

To summarize what I've said:

Continents have landmasses. Landmasses include islands and continental landmasses. I believe Australia is a continental landmass, but not all people do.

KoljiVriVoda
+5
Level 75
Oct 15, 2016
Yes, damn Mercator.m.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 83
Nov 30, 2016
Horrible oversight. And what about "this island Earth?"
JackintheBox
+3
Level 77
Jan 10, 2021
Earth is planet
NAME0Zzandlers
+3
Level 49
Sep 29, 2021
Oh, thought it was an island in the country Milky Way (what a weird name for a country)!
Tramp
+24
Level 74
Mar 15, 2017
Same goes for Afroeurasia. I always thought it was bigger than Tasmania.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Jan 10, 2021
That's a landmass not an island
walmartdrivethru
+7
Level 25
Apr 2, 2021
they're making a joke lmao
SweetCorn
+8
Level 42
Jun 1, 2017
australia is this wonderful thing that we call a c o n t i n e n t
DapperAlpaca
+14
Level 43
Nov 13, 2017
Oceania is the wonderful thing we call a c o n t i n e n t . Australia is the thing we exclude because it's not considered an island in everyday speech (for some reason)
donkeyman314
+9
Level 87
Nov 14, 2017
DapperAlpaca, nah, dude, Oceania is a geographical region, as is Australasia, officially the continent is in fact Australia, which is why it's not usually considered an island.
phoenixfire7
+1
Level 24
Oct 9, 2020
donkeyman Oceania is a continent
HeyItsMeJJ
+3
Level 60
May 9, 2021
Everyone, can we just agree that not everyone agrees?
AwesomeAnna10
+1
Level 27
Jan 9, 2018
The continent of Australia is referred to as an island because it is surrounded by ocean. However, Australia is actually made up of more than 8,000 islands, including the island state of Tasmania. As an island, Australia is a natural quarantine zone.

From au.gov website

CardinalSin
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Level 75
Jun 24, 2019
The decision to describe the four biggest "islands" in the World as continental landmasses (and therefore not really islands at all) but the fifth biggest (Greenland) as not a continent and therefore a real island, may seem rather arbitrary. However, it has become generally accepted. By more than 50% of the people, I would suggest.
barmanitan
+2
Level 69
Jul 14, 2020
Where did you get the four from? Africa is connected to Eurasia... America, Afroeurasia, Australia
Julotek
+4
Level 58
Jan 28, 2021
I guess Antarctica is the 4th one.
Sifhraven
+3
Level 66
Dec 7, 2019
This whole thread makes it clear that apparently we dont all agree
blixmiss
+1
Level 31
Dec 16, 2020
never mind Australia, what about Afro-Eurasia!
Tetzy
+2
Level 62
Aug 20, 2021
I love watching geography nerds argue. It brings me joy
Zefyrinus
+6
Level 69
Oct 15, 2016
Heh, almost typed in Indonesia because most of it was highlighted on the map.
theperiodictable
+13
Level 47
Nov 17, 2016
tasmania isn't an island- it is part of a country
KoljiVriVoda
+64
Level 75
Nov 17, 2016
One of the best comments ever :D
interopia
+6
Level 84
Mar 15, 2017
I agree. I definitely had a lol on that one.
Sagaris
+3
Level 62
Jul 25, 2019
Baffin island... not an island bc it's part of a country. Makes sense
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 88
Feb 24, 2020
🎼

The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert non-isle

With Gilligan

The Skipper too,

The millionaire and his wife,

The movie star

And the rest

Of the NPCs

All here on Gilligan's non-isle. 🎶

NotaKrustyKrab
+4
Level 57
Feb 22, 2017
Or that Ireland isn't a country because it's an island
Malbaby
+3
Level 71
Mar 15, 2017
Therefore all islands are not part of countries.
DonTheLamplighter
+12
Level 84
Mar 16, 2017
There's no such thing as islands.
Sagaris
+2
Level 62
Jul 25, 2019
Or the Milkyway isn't a thing, since it's part of the universe
CHEESELWEESEL
+3
Level 65
Mar 30, 2017
Thank you. You just made my day. I died laughing
idontlikeit2
+4
Level 72
Aug 5, 2017
Looks like they don't teach you the stuff you actually need to know in Hogwarts. :/
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 88
Feb 24, 2020
@theperiodictable, I think you should lay off the mercury for a while.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 77
Apr 5, 2020
'Scotland isn't a country- it is part of a united kingdom'
NAME0Zzandlers
+2
Level 49
Sep 29, 2021
'Nebraska isn't a country- it is part of some united states'
YTBRSosyalEmre
+1
Level 50
Apr 11, 2023
"Quebec isn't a country- it is a part of Canada"
alex15
+2
Level 54
Jan 29, 2017
I tried 'uk' 'british isles' 'united kingdom' never though to put in 'Great Britain'
Tramp
+2
Level 74
Mar 15, 2017
UK includes Great Britain, smaller islands around Great Britain and N. Ireland.

British Isles includes all of the above + Ireland

NAME0Zzandlers
+1
Level 49
Sep 29, 2021
+ Isle of Man
abracadabrant
+1
Level 53
Jan 26, 2023
+ overseas territories and dependencies
Nygaut
+3
Level 43
Feb 22, 2017
Really nice quiz :)

But why didn't you put Australia ?

fitheach
+1
Level 59
Apr 20, 2017
Ad nauseum... Because all international authorities and academic bodies with interests in this sort of thing regard the Australian mainland to be a continent.
loghan
+3
Level 23
Feb 23, 2020
in australia were taught there both soo. and its our country sooo.
wiifly
+3
Level 58
Jul 8, 2020
In America we're taught we're better than everyone else, and it's our country sooo. *comedy alert* for all those who can't take a joke.
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Feb 23, 2017
Loved this quiz! Thanks. Just missed one - forgot Banks Island. Drat.
vincc
+1
Level 59
Mar 15, 2017
thats called 100 percent 1st go around !!!!!
WolfCam
+1
Level 65
Mar 15, 2017
Great quiz! I was surprised not to see Tierra del Fuego.
cricketwes
+2
Level 57
Mar 15, 2017
Needs more Australia
shyamboss
+2
Level 23
Sep 7, 2017
why aint Antartctica ?? sorry I dont know the correct spelling!
KoljiVriVoda
+4
Level 75
Sep 7, 2017
Because it is a continent.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Apr 5, 2020
Remove the second t. Or you could have searched its correct spelling, or even better, searched up why Antarctica isn't considered to be an island.
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 73
Nov 30, 2020
Instead of being patronising, maybe accept that all definitions of islands and continents are flawed and a certain amount of subjective choice has to be made.

The definition chosen by KoljiVriVoda or Jetpunk is "land surrounded by water that is smaller than Australia" - obviously not a perfect definition but as good as it can get for a site like this.

Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 56
Dec 21, 2021
I believe the definition is actually "a body of land that is not a continental landmass", and Australia is the continental landmass of Oceania.
MajorPlank
+1
Level 23
Jun 13, 2018
Why isn't there Australia? Also, when I type certain countries, they don't appear! Can you Accept 'UK' for 'Britain'? Pretty lacking.
ormondlad
+12
Level 61
Jul 6, 2018
its not the uk without northern ireland.

the island is britain. the uk is the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. uk isnt a right answer

KoljiVriVoda
+4
Level 75
Jul 7, 2018
So true.
OfficerDibble
+5
Level 79
Aug 18, 2018
It's almost true - UK is indeed a wrong answer here. But the geographical term for the island is Great Britain rather than Britain.
zakatan
+1
Level 65
Mar 15, 2019
Agreed that the island is GB. Britain is on the other side of the English Channel and shouldn't be accepted as a type-in.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Apr 5, 2020
It's also not the UK without all the smaller islands that constitute the United Kingdom - the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, Inner and Outer Hebrides, Anglesey etc. etc.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 66
Apr 17, 2019
Uk stands for united kingdom, (maybe the abbreviation is used so often people forget what it stands for?). As the name sort of suggest it is not the name of an island. It is a kingdom united.
GeoDude
+1
Level 48
Jan 14, 2019
Thanks for counting Celebes.

I pulled that one out of my butt.

IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 88
Feb 24, 2020
And they thought the tidal wave was bad.
RedLightning
+2
Level 47
Jul 25, 2019
Greenland is at the top of the list for once! :D
Pumpkinface
+3
Level 50
Feb 24, 2020
It is also at the top of the list in suicide rate and lowest population density.
wiifly
+1
Level 58
Jul 8, 2020
this is true. and weird, for a place that I thought was generally considered calm, it has a very high suicide rate, 24 times that of the US
Yanni47
+1
Level 75
Jul 25, 2019
Could you please accept Ellismere island? I can never get the spelling right, though the pronunciation would still be spot on.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Apr 5, 2020
No, it's pronounced /ɛlzmɪə/, not /ɛlɪsmɪə/, so replacing the first e with an i would be totally incorrect.
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 73
Nov 30, 2020
How do you pronounce "business", Jack?
lazydaisee
+1
Level 45
Jul 26, 2019
Hey just to complicate matter further. The North and South islands of New Zealand are now considered by many Geologists as the peaks of the continent of Zealandia. Most of this continent is submerged under the Pacific.
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Feb 23, 2020
No islands are 'floating', they are all attached to something so if all the seas dried up there would be no islands, just lots of little mountains popping up across the plains.
BrennoAU
+2
Level 43
Jun 7, 2020
You have obviously never heard of a Coral Atoll
DanevD
+1
Level 50
Jul 26, 2019
Why is Australia not on the list? And Sri Lanka is?
zakatan
+5
Level 65
Sep 5, 2019
Asked (and replied) at least 3 times in the comment chain above.
torny81
+1
Level 70
Nov 5, 2019
if you took this quiz, you might be interested in "Five biggest islands by country" :-)

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/108464/five-biggest-islands-by-country

GKS
+1
Level 47
Nov 11, 2019
Please make it so the UK works for Britain, and, whilst this is debateable, could you make it so that Greenland could also be Denmark. I suppose it would make the Canadian islands also able to answer correctly for Canada, but perhaps you could do some research and consider it?
KoljiVriVoda
+10
Level 75
Nov 11, 2019
I do not neet to do research. People need to guess the names of the islands, not the countries.
allisonkirk
+2
Level 19
Feb 23, 2020
True, there is no island named "UK" or "Indonesia" or "Japan".
dogmeat
+5
Level 66
Nov 11, 2019
Please accept Hobbiton for North Island and van Diemens Land for Tasmania
KoljiVriVoda
+3
Level 75
Nov 11, 2019
I will think about it.
NHG
+1
Level 50
Nov 2, 2021
Funny!
seabird
+1
Level 65
Nov 11, 2019
I typed Great Britain several times and gave up after that. Didn't realize I was spelling it wrong.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 66
Feb 9, 2020
Wanted to ask why nova zembla/novaya zemlya isnt on here since with 91.000km² it is significantly bigger than tasmania with 67.000km² but apparently a canal runs through it, leaving the biggest part with 49.000km²
KoljiVriVoda
+2
Level 75
Feb 9, 2020
Because Novaya Zemlya is not an island. It is an archipelago.
poljaexplorer
+1
Level 47
Dec 14, 2021
okay so why two of its big islands are not on the list?
Geografen
+1
Level 66
Mar 25, 2022
Because they are too small.
ellie111
+1
Level 45
Jun 12, 2022
So what are all these Indonesian islands doing on the list?
Geografen
+1
Level 66
Aug 4, 2022
Because they are islands, bigger than the islands of Novaja Zemlya.
allisonkirk
+2
Level 19
Feb 23, 2020
Nice quiz! I got all but Banks Island. I am a child prodigy of age eight with an IQ of 168. I intend to study medicine and letters at the world's finest universities.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 77
Apr 5, 2020
Are you kidding me?
Chutney
+3
Level 60
Apr 15, 2020
i do hope this is a joke
loghan
+1
Level 23
Feb 23, 2020
in austraila we are tuaght its a island and a conietent
JackintheBox
+5
Level 77
Apr 5, 2020
Australia* taught* it's* an* continent* 😓
BrennoAU
+4
Level 43
Jun 7, 2020
The correct word is obviously conytent
Dobz222
+1
Level 25
Apr 5, 2020
New Zealands North and South Islands do have names! They're not just called North and South?! The north is called Te Ika a Maui and the south is Te Wai Pounamu.
emersonriley94
+4
Level 56
May 3, 2020
I have a friend from New Zealand who refers to the islands as 'the North Island' and 'the South Island'. I think both English and Maori versions are acceptable.
Hamish7
+1
Level 45
Aug 25, 2020
Where is Australia mate. It’s the biggest island in the world?
dunkinggandalf2
+5
Level 67
Sep 17, 2020
Bottom right on most maps. You're welcome.
sikh
+1
Level 28
Dec 14, 2020
haha lol
sikh
+1
Level 28
Dec 14, 2020
but ur true tho 🧐
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 73
Nov 30, 2020
Been a few months since someone asked -

What about Australia?

sikh
+2
Level 28
Dec 14, 2020
got me te island badge :/
Jddooss
+1
Level 63
Jan 20, 2021
Could you accept Heilong Jiang for Amur? It's given as an alternative name on Wikipedia.
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 55
Feb 8, 2021
Everything is an island if you think about it.
Finland1940
+1
Level 28
Apr 6, 2021
CLAP CLAP CLAP GREAT QUIZ
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 55
Apr 19, 2021
What about Australia?
IlikeLuigi
+1
Level 54
May 29, 2021
Can you please accept UK/United Kingdom for Great Britain thanks!
rwwt
+2
Level 77
Jun 11, 2021
Why? The quiz is about islands. The UK is not an island.
NHG
+1
Level 50
Nov 2, 2021
Even if Irish reunification goes ahead, "UK/United Kingdom" still wouldn't be a correct answer since the island you're thinking of is indeed "Great Britain"
Vine
+1
Level 68
Jul 22, 2021
Sakhalin is the more correct spelling. Could you at least accept it as an alternative please?
Owen28Baje
+1
Level 36
Oct 18, 2021
how about Afro-Eurasia. The biggest lol
goofycritter
+1
Level 30
Oct 27, 2021
Yeah and the second biggest is America and the third Australia then after that everything is correct
goofycritter
+1
Level 30
Oct 27, 2021
Yeah the UK is a country rwwt
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 56
Dec 22, 2021
Why 26?
stylus
+1
Level 73
Mar 12, 2022
i think there's something up with the map - when i hover over sakhalin after completing the quiz its name doesn't show up at the bottom apart from a small section in the south. not a massive issue but maybe worth looking at in case some of the other borders are out of sync.

also shouldn't the title be world's largest islands rather than largest world's islands? don't quite understand what the current one means

Juniper11
+1
Level 30
Mar 27, 2022
Thanks to the comment for giving me answer I wasn’t sure on
MarvinDrake1234
+1
Level 50
Aug 28, 2022
ellesmere island isnt as big as its shown on this map, its split in 2. the bottom bit is a different island, devon island. its bigger than some of the others on this quiz but this has combined it with another one.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 88
Oct 24, 2022
This is maybe the most pointless comment section on JetPunk.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 56
May 31, 2023
Hopefully it's educational at least.
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